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BIOMIMETIC GROWTH OF DIFFUSION LIMITED AGGREGATES

This awardedmicrograph posted 17 November, 2009 - 14:38 by Pankhuri Sinha

Material (Name/Designation/Grade): 
Iron oxide
Material Condition (Heat treatment/Service history/Source): 
Matrix mediated self templated route.
Chemical Composition: 
Chemical Composition (Phases/Compounds): 
Nano iron oxide powders in PVA matrix.
Metallographic Preparation
Etchant: 
not used
Special Techniques: 
Imaging Details
Device: 
Scanning Electron Microscope
Mode: 
Secondary electrons
Magnification: 
1000
Special Techniques: 
not used
Image Uploaded By
Name: 
Pankhuri Sinha
Email Id: 
pankhuri@nmlindia.org
Morphological Features
Initial growth within the surface and then the crystals breakthrough.
References
Swapan Kr. Das and Arvind Sinha of National Metallurgical Laboratory (CSIR), India,was awarded with Best Micrograph Awarded ,at the NMD-ATM 1999, of the Indian Institute of Metals.
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